I have a watch that is stamped "14k gold reinforced with metal". Is that just another way to say gold filled or rolled gold?
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At a guess I'd say it's like the hollow bangles that have steel wires inside to hold their shape but the only way to find out is to strip it down and have a look.
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It is described here on this watch forum site. Scroll down to see an image of the original advertising. It appears a little better than filled.
http://ihc185.infopop.cc/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/2291010082/m/3121094103
http://ihc185.infopop.cc/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/2291010082/m/3121094103
Thanks so much for the replies. I do in fact have a gruen watch case so that link hit the nail on the head. Thanks again.
Gold Filled is two sheets of gold usually layered over a sheet of brass that is then squeezed and rolled to the desired thickness.
On some watches the Rolled or Filled gold watch case may be backed up by a 10, 20, 25 year or more symbol/stamp, this means that the thickness of the layered gold sheet is warranted to last more than the stamped amount of years before it will eventually wear through to the brass layer underneath.
so if you see a watch that is layered and doesn't have a warranted year stamp but it may say layered then i would only consider it slightly thicker than heavy plated material and would not waste my time on it unless you got it for the right price that is. As far as how thick say a 25 year warranted layering is i'm not sure about.
See example of case ive attached.
On some watches the Rolled or Filled gold watch case may be backed up by a 10, 20, 25 year or more symbol/stamp, this means that the thickness of the layered gold sheet is warranted to last more than the stamped amount of years before it will eventually wear through to the brass layer underneath.
so if you see a watch that is layered and doesn't have a warranted year stamp but it may say layered then i would only consider it slightly thicker than heavy plated material and would not waste my time on it unless you got it for the right price that is. As far as how thick say a 25 year warranted layering is i'm not sure about.
See example of case ive attached.
